Granted, Cleveland rightfielder Nick Swisher did
go 2-for-5 in the Indians 4-2 loss to the Tigers on Monday night,
but that was secondary to the two gaffes—one embarrassing, one
boneheaded—Swish pulled off late in the game.

The troubles started for Swisher in the bottom of the eighth,
when, on a slow rolling foul ball down the third base line, he
inexplicably turned around and decided not to follow the path of
the ball, because if he had, he would have seen the ball spin
back into fair territory. Tigers catcher Brayan Pena scooped up
the ball and tagged the incredulous Swisher out, leaving the
popular Indians player with a lot of egg on his ruggedly handsome
face.

Fast forward to the bottom of the tenth, where Swisher has made
it to 2nd base following a base hit and fielder’s choice. Down by
a pair, Michael Brantley singles to shallow right, allowing Swish
to round third and possibly head home to make it a one run game,
except this happened (via MockSession)…

Mike Avilés struck out swinging to end a game Nick Swisher would
just as soon forget he ever played in.